diff --git a/libc/bionic/fork.c b/libc/bionic/fork.c
index 1c6a4ba..e20f548 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/fork.c
+++ b/libc/bionic/fork.c
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@
     ret = __fork();
     if (ret != 0) {  /* not a child process */
         __timer_table_start_stop(0);
+    } else {
+        /*
+         * Newly created process must update cpu accounting.
+         * Call cpuacct_add passing in our uid, which will take
+         * the current task id and add it to the uid group passed
+         * as a parameter.
+         */
+        cpuacct_add(getuid());
     }
     return ret;
 }